Yorkshire Maternity Photography | What To Expect
Looking for beautiful and natural maternity photos with no stuffy studio or shiny white backdrop? Then you're in the right place!
About Your Maternity Shoot
Maternity photography shoots take place either at your home or at an outdoor location of you choice - and we are spoilt for choice here in Yorkshire! Every session is different; sometimes it's just mum-to-be, others bring along dad and siblings to join in. It's totally up to you and how you want to document this stage of your life.
In terms of what to wear I recommend avoiding logos or recognisable cartoon characters, and lighter colours can help to brighten up the photos. If you want to roll your top up to capture your growing bump in all it's glory you're very welcome to! But equally there's no pressure to do so.
Pregnancy is an incredible thing. Understandably it can also be a very difficult thing, but every pregnancy is different. I was quite lucky with mine, if you exclude the extreme heartburn - I must have been responsible for 90% of Gavsicon's profits that year, I always had a bottle of it in my handbag to chug periodically!
I did miss my bump when it was gone though (not just because when she was inside me I couldn't hear her scream, ha. And oh boy did she scream!). So if you decide that a professional maternity shoot isn't for you, I would still encourage you to document your bump, even if it's just with your phone!
Prices + Booking
I recommend booking your maternity shoot in for when you're around 33-37 weeks pregnant - late enough that you've got a perfect bump but before the major bloating and discomfort of the last stages kicks in, hopefully!
Please take a look at my Maternity Photography Gallery for lots of examples from my maternity shoots. Packages start at £150, and you can visit my Portraits Pricing section to find out more.
Here you'll also find prices for booking multiple sessions to document your little one's first year which is something I love to do! Head over to my main Portrait Galleries to see loads of photos of the gorgeous little ones I've captured in recent years, and if you're interested don't forget to read more about what to expect from your newborn and older baby shoots.
If you would like to find out more or to book in a shoot please fill in the enquiry form.
Recent WORK
Throwing it back to November `24, just to keep you on your toes!
Chloe & Douglas`s black tie wedding at Howsham Hall was a late autumn/pre Christmas delight! One of my favourite times of year, a top notch venue and a lovely group of people. On the blog now!
Venue: @howshamhall
Flowers: @thefloraltouchuk
Make up: @amy.george.makeup
Hair: @lauren_mcrae_wedding_hair
Dress: @pronovias from @bridal.rogue.gallery
Cake: groom’s mum!
DJ: @caamobilediscos
Howsham Hall Wedding Photography | York Wedding Photographer | Winter Wedding Yorkshire | Luxury Wedding Venues Yorkshire
Blossom nerd alert! Blackthorn hedges are one of my fave early Spring backdrops 😁 And these ones at Woodstock Weddings in York were quite a find
Venue: @woodstockweddingsandevents
Florist: @the.flower.shop3
Make up: @lillianjohnston_ma
Hair: Sam Laffey
Dress: @morileeofficial from @confettiandlaceleeds
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Woodstock Weddings York | York Wedding Photographer | Barn Wedding Venue Yorkshire
EMMA & TOBY// I spent Saturday at Thicket Priory for this gorgeous wedding! Bright spring sunshine, daffodils everywhere, and a definite chill in the air. Earlier in the day we braved some pretty relentless wind for their photos on the lawn and down by the lake, but that all changed in the evening.
Golden hour arrived, the wind finally dropped, and we wandered down the daffodil-lined lane to the venue in the softest light — quiet, lovely moments in the middle of the wedding day madness.
These two are big Lord of the Rings fans, and Emma’s mum absolutely outdid herself — not only with the surprise of life-size cut-outs of the cast, quietly dotted around the venue during the wedding breakfast, but also a speech that came complete with props (and went down very well). And while their dog Evie couldn’t be there in person, she still made plenty of appearances in cut-out form 🐾
Add in seriously good food by Homegrown Hospitality, amazing florals by Mint & Moose, cake of dreams by Where the Ribbon Ends, pus lots of laughter, and a day that felt completely true to them — it was a real joy to photograph.
Congratulations Mr & Mrs W! More from this one coming soon ✨
Venue: @thicketpriory
Hair: @as_hairandmakeupartist
Florist: @laura.mintandmoose
Dress: @beebridaloutlet
Cake: @wheretheribbonends
Caterer: @homegrownhospitality
DJ & Saxophone: @jonnyrossmusic
Grooms suit: @hawesandcurtisglobal
Stationery: @utterly_printable
Thicket Priory Wedding | Yorshire Wedding Photographer | Luxury Wedding Venue York
It`s wedding day for R&J! Sorry, that was awful.
But it is! Can`t wait to catch up with them and be back at my all time fave, The Tithe Barn Bolton Abbey 👌 Happily it will be a few degrees warmer than it was for their frosty engagement shoot on Ilkley Moor 🥶
Tithe Barn Wedding | Engagement Shoot Ilkley | Yorkshire Wedding Photographer
Magnolias are one of my favourite things about early Spring. And the ones at Rudding Park are a dream 😍
Venue: @ruddingparkhotel
Photos: @lauracalderwood
Florist: @coletteflorist
Make up: @tina.tempest
hair: @bridal_hair_by_lauren
Rudding Park Wedding Photography | Yorkshire Wedding Photographer | Spring Wedding Harrogate
Beautiful, timeless wedding photography across Leeds, York, Harrogate, Ilkley. I have experience at some of Yorkshire's top wedding venues including The Tithe Barn Bolton Abbey, Denton Hall, Goldsborough Hall, Allerton Castle, Carlton Towers, Rudding Park, Crab & Lobster, Sun Pavilion, East Riddlesden Hall, The Hawkhills, Sandburn Hall, Swinton Park, Bolton Abbey, and The Coniston Hotel to name a few!